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5.0 out of 5 stars
Complete Seasons Of Scooby-Doo's Best Mysteries!,
By Servo (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews
Ce commentaire est de: Scooby-Doo Where Are You:S1 & (DVD)
My earliest and most fondest memory of watching the classic 1969 Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! was in the 70s early in the morning when it was still dark outside. Considering how Scooby is often parodied today, this may surprise you but back then (to my young eyes) Scooby-Doo was kinda scary and creepy thanks to the creepy background settings, the monsters (my favorite: the skeleton-headed spaceman with the crazy laugh) and Hoyt Curtin's creepy underscore which could build up tension like Bernard Hermann did for Hitchcock. Luckily, the tension would be broken with Scooby and Shaggy's comedic antics which typically resulted in the "musical chase numbers" which would conclude with the 'monster' getting trapped, then unmasked followed by the villain's obligatory "And I would've gotten away with it, too, if hadn't been for those meddling kids and their dog." As predictable, or even corny as others deem it be, all of this - the pure 60s/70s fun - is what has eternally endeared Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! to me above all the other versions. Created and produced by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, Scooby-Doo's mystery-solving format remains one of most often imitated shows to date. Fangface, Clue Club, Captain Caveman & The Teen Angels, Rickety Rocket, Jabberjaw (just to name a few) all owe credit to Scooby-Doo. After the two seasons here in this collection the quality of show was diminished to rather "cartoony proportions." Though, some versions were still interesting to watch such as 1972's The New Scooby Doo Movies where the gang would team up with guest stars such as Batman & Robin, The Addams Family, Jerry Lewis, Tim Conway, Sandy Duncan, and such. There were three versions Scooby Doo's opening theme for the two seasons in this collection: One is a rare instrumental only version used in the first few episodes of season one; the other is the classic vocal version used for the remainder of season one; and then there's the one that has the same music and lyrics as the classic version but is sung by the "chase songs" artist for season two. For the "grooviest" adventures of Freddy, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, and Scoob, this DVD collection is definitely the best buy!Features: Episodes:
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great to have, but...,
By A Customer
Ce commentaire est de: Scooby-Doo Where Are You:S1 & (DVD)
Don't get me wrong, I am glad I bought this - it's great to have so many episodes on DVD, and watching the unmasking-of-the-villain scenes, particularly from the second season, is just hilarious (Helga and the suction cups anyone?) However, my main gripe is this: the "Scooby Dooby Doo where are you, We got some work to do now" theme song didn't debut until the fourth or fifth episode of the first season. Before that they used an instrumental theme which was much creepier, but was still used as the show's main underscore for the first two seasons. But for some inexplicable reason, Warner Bros have released this "collector's" edition with the original music replaced by the more familiar theme song on ALL the first season's episodes. Why?!?! Still, they've kept the original Hanna-Barbera logos at the end of each episode which is something, I suppose.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Scooby's my favorite Hanna/Barbera character,
By Frances L. Arsenault "lover of literature" (Nanaimo, BC, Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
Ce commentaire est de: Scooby-Doo Where Are You:S1 & (DVD)
(*YAY!*) Scooby Doo's my favorite Hanna/Barbera character along side with Tom & Jerry and Penelope Pitstop. You know, Scooby became soooo popular that they made made spin-offs series and movies too; but I usually stick to this show, and there's only one spin-off series I love, and it's "The Scooby Doo Show" from 1978; the other spinoffs kind of SUCKS! My favorite "ghosts" are :· The Black Knight from the first episode "What a Night for a Knight," · The Phantom of the Puppet Theater from "The Backstage Rage," · The Witch of Swamp's End from "Which Witch is Which," I am really in witches, and... · The ghost of Zen-Tuo from "Mystery Mask Mix-Up"
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